diff --git a/integration/scripts/functions_qemu b/integration/scripts/functions_qemu
index db32f52c09..39dcd958da 100644
--- a/integration/scripts/functions_qemu
+++ b/integration/scripts/functions_qemu
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ function build_vm() {
 
     # In dev mode, the trove guest agent needs to download trove code from
     # trove-taskmanager host during service initialization.
-    if [[ "${dev_mode}" == "true" ]]; then
+    if [[ "${dev_mode,,}" == "true" ]]; then
         export PATH_TROVE=${PATH_TROVE}
         export ESCAPED_PATH_TROVE=$(echo ${PATH_TROVE} | sed 's/\//\\\//g')
         export GUEST_LOGDIR=${GUEST_LOGDIR:-"/var/log/trove/"}
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ function build_vm() {
 
     elementes="$elementes ${guest_os}"
 
-    if [[ "${dev_mode}" == "false" ]]; then
+    if [[ "${dev_mode,,}" == "false" ]]; then
         elementes="$elementes pip-and-virtualenv"
         elementes="$elementes pip-cache"
         elementes="$elementes guest-agent"